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This bold and splendid figure is naked save for his shield and short sword. Is he a warrior deity, the Iberian equivalent of Mars, or some more common soldier asking the gods More »
This bold and splendid figure is naked save for his shield and short sword. Is he a warrior deity, the Iberian equivalent of Mars, or some more common soldier asking the gods for victory on the battlefield? With his light weaponry, he seems to hang between defiance and vulnerability, a man willing to face the odds come what may. These are very human traits--unchanged by the passage of centuries--with which we can all identify. - (FZ.053) « Less
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When we gaze upon such a figure--an offering to forgotten deities--we cannot help but wonder about the human story behind it. It is as if the bronze takes on a life of its More »
When we gaze upon such a figure--an offering to forgotten deities--we cannot help but wonder about the human story behind it. It is as if the bronze takes on a life of its own, becomes flesh and blood and invites us to imagine the hand that made it, the person who bought it as a gift to the gods, and every individual that might have touched it until it was lost to the centuries. We know those stories are there, waiting to be told, yet somehow the little votive never speaks, except silently to our hearts. - (FZ.054) « Less
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The belted tunic and shaven head of this figure may identify him as a priest in an attitude of prayer. Whoever offered this gift to the gods of ancient Iberia wished to gain More »
The belted tunic and shaven head of this figure may identify him as a priest in an attitude of prayer. Whoever offered this gift to the gods of ancient Iberia wished to gain their perpetual favor and so gave an orant who prays ceaselessly. Though the deities and the donor have long since been forgotten, this little votive has not abandoned his duties in all these centuries. - (FZ.055) « Less
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Though small in stature, this bronze votive offering projects an enormously powerful emotional energy. He looks heavenward with his hands held out expressively before him, as More »
Though small in stature, this bronze votive offering projects an enormously powerful emotional energy. He looks heavenward with his hands held out expressively before him, as if bargaining with the gods for who knows what forgotten favor. We have all done this in one way or another--stood naked before the forces of fate--and this striking statue seems to capture the essence of our dreams, desires and ambitions. - (FZ.056) « Less
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This man stands in eternal reverence, proudly erect, wearing a long, belted robe (perhaps that of a priest, or possibly an initiate) with his open-palmed hands at his sides. More »
This man stands in eternal reverence, proudly erect, wearing a long, belted robe (perhaps that of a priest, or possibly an initiate) with his open-palmed hands at his sides. The artist of this piece has not sought figural realism, but rather to capture the essential character of a worshiper. After all these centuries he still stands lost in prayers to gods the rest of the world has forgotten. - (FZ.057) « Less
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Capped and mantled in priestly attire, his gestures simple and his stance proud, this little votive speaks silent testimony about the age-old dreams of men. What wishes were More »
Capped and mantled in priestly attire, his gestures simple and his stance proud, this little votive speaks silent testimony about the age-old dreams of men. What wishes were the gods supposed to grant in return for the eternal prayers of this offering? Happiness? Long life? Wealth and prosperity? Are the dreams of men today any different after all this time? - (FZ.058) « Less
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Though outlined with a minimum of detail, the expressive power this votive conveys is easily understood. In spite of her abstract form, we recognize that essential human More »
Though outlined with a minimum of detail, the expressive power this votive conveys is easily understood. In spite of her abstract form, we recognize that essential human emotions are at work here. Even though centuries have elapsed and the original context is forgotten, we have no trouble empathizing with the eternal issues she prays for. - (FZ.059) « Less
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Reduced to the bare essentials of form, this female clasps her hands to her breast evoking rites and prayers that are ancient as all civilization. Her pleas to the goddess More »
Reduced to the bare essentials of form, this female clasps her hands to her breast evoking rites and prayers that are ancient as all civilization. Her pleas to the goddess are poignant and eternal. This powerful little votive transcends culture to represent something universal and universally admired. - (FZ.061) « Less
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This simple female votive evokes the fertility goddesses of other cultures and times: Neolithic earth mothers, Cycladic sculptures, bronze age Astarte figures. There is no More »
This simple female votive evokes the fertility goddesses of other cultures and times: Neolithic earth mothers, Cycladic sculptures, bronze age Astarte figures. There is no doubt that the forces at work here are feminine ones, age-old, mysterious and primal. Time has not diminished the power that this woman radiates. - (FZ.062) « Less
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This fascinating figure--beautifully patinated by time--stands in an attitude of perpetual prayer. He wears a tall, miter-like headdress and a long belted robe, which suggest More »
This fascinating figure--beautifully patinated by time--stands in an attitude of perpetual prayer. He wears a tall, miter-like headdress and a long belted robe, which suggest that he holds priestly rank. As if to alert the sometimes indifferent gods that he is requesting a favor on behalf of the person who offered him, his open palmed hands have been created out of proportion to the rest of his body. He has stood this way for centuries--erect and proud--ever mindful of his duties. - (FZ.064) « Less
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